Kathakali
Koodiyattam
Koodiattam is a theatrical presentation, the Chakiar and the Nangiar acts together. Earliest form of dramatic art, which presents full-fledged Sanskrit drama or selected portions, a highly transformed form of Kuthu. In Koodiyattam, the Chakiar performs male and the Nangiar the female charactors. The costumes vary according to the characters, not a popular art form today, performed only in a few temples, Irinjalakkuda, Perumanam, Kottiyur etc. The old kuthambalams remain as architectural relics of a bygone era.
